PHOTO GALLERY: Preparing for snowfall

As temperatures cool and snow beings to fall, city workers prepare for the streets to turn white. On Wednesday between 9 and 11 a.m., snow plow drivers practice driving their routes in anticipation or actual snowfall. It's a learned skill, and the more experienced drivers tend to finish their routes quicker, but the new drivers have this opportunity to memorize their winter dispatch.

Marquell Robinson exits his snowplow

Marquell Robinson exits his snowplow Wednesday in Columbia. City workers were familiarizing themselves with their routes in preparation for the winter.

Marquell Robinson turns his vehicle's plow to the side while driving

In this Missourian file photo, Marquell Robinson turns his vehicle's plow to the side while driving Wednesday, Nov. 6, in Columbia. Three inches of snow and one-tenth to two-tenths of ice are forecast in the winter storm beginning Friday morning.